We got up at 6, dressed and had coffee and went to get our
tender tickets. There is room for only
one ship in the Zanzibar port and it was unloading containers so we had to
anchor and tender to shore again.
We got on the first tender and were met by our guide,
Mohammed. Zanzibar is 95% Muslim. He was a great guide. He first took us to the market and we walked
through the fish, meet, vegetable and other areas. It operates every single day and was a
hub-bub of activity.
The meat laying all over at the fish and meat market
Stingrays laying on the ground - For Sale!
Then we walked to the Slave Market where there is now a
church. Dr. Livingstone is remembered in
this church. We went into the slave
quarters where they were packed in awful conditions. Then we got back on the bus and went to the
waterfront and walked through the Sultan’s Palace – needs a lot of work but had
some interesting displays. Then to a
museum and then we walked through Stone Town.
The doors and architecture are interesting with intricate carvings and
some painted colors. We enjoyed the walk through Stone Town.
We toured one of the former President mansions - great artifacts but in need of a lot of restoration.
The Slave Market in Stone Town - Zanzibar
The Anglican Church - with memorial to Dr. Livingstone
The cathedral in StoneTown
A memorial to the slaves who passed through here
"Memory for the Slaves"
Inside the cathedral in StoneTown
Memorial to Dr. Livingstone
The elaborate altar
The slave quarters - hundreds of slaves were packed into a small space
Portraits of former sultans and leaders
A beautiful chandelier
A former cabinet room
A bedroom for one of the Princesses
An official portrait
Another bedroom
We ended up at a store and I got the girls a postcard of Zanzibar and then I tipped Mohammed and we walked back to the dock. Lots of people approached us along the way wanting to talk, sell us things, or take us on a tour. We used “Hapana Asante” (No Thank You”) very effectively and they left us alone. It was fun walking down the street greeting the locals with “Jambo-Jambo” and they smiled and returned the greeting along with “Karibo” – You are Welcome Here! Great fun.
The Voyager at anchor in Zanzibar
A graveyard
Lots of colorful boats at anchor in the harbor
The rooms were somewhat sparsely furnished
Front of the official residence
Another old building but this one wasn't open
The old quarters with a walled fortress
An old amphitheatre
The oldest church in Zanzibar
A shop with great boxes and trunks
The "Singo" tradition - cleansing for the bride
A central square with a telephone way up on the pole out of reach
Fascinating doors throughout Stone Town
More doors
More doors
Hand Carved doors
Beautiful work
An old structure in Stone Town
Panorama of the Harbor at Stone Town on Zanzibar
We think these people may either be swimming or washing clothes in the harbor
Many boats loaded with "stuff" rode around our ship
And the beautiful sailing vessels were all around us too.
We got back on the ship and took a very short nap and then
went to the Chili Cookoff on the pool level.
The spicy chili wasn’t very spicy!
Then it was time for a long afternoon nap since last night was so
short. Then we went to the gym and
exercised for an hour. Tim went to High
Tea and had egg salad sandwiches – I just drank water and I was so dehydrated
from the workout.
We showered and relaxed in our cabin until 7 when we went to
Observation Lounge to meet George, Grant, Monica and Richard for drinks and
dinner. We had fun conversation and then
went to Sette Mari for dinner – got a table for 6 right away. I had the Chioppino and it was great. We called it an early night since we had
closed the bars the last 3 nights and went to bed about 10:30.
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